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Longitudinal changes in age and race of patients with SARS-CoV-2 in a multi-hospital health system

2021-08-18 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the United States and the world. Media reports have suggested that the wave of the alpha variant in the Spring of 2021 in the US caused more cases among younger patients and racial and ethnic subgroups. ApproachWe analyzed electronic health record data from a multihospital health system to test whether younger patients accounted for more cases and more severe disease, and whether racial disparities are widening. We compared demographics, patie...

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